Alex Sauerwein, 2L, had been interested in organic farming ever since he fed chickens and picked produce in his backyard while growing up in San Jose, Calif. But it wasn’t until his junior year in college that he decided to make sustainable agriculture the focus of his career. He was…
Though Alexis Lazzeri entered UC Law SF with an interest in the burgeoning cannabis industry, she didn’t think there were many opportunities for lawyers to work in the field and decided to instead explore other potential career paths. But Lazzeri says attending the Bar Association of San Francisco’s Cannabis Conference…
THE FACULTY BUZZ: “You have this one man right there in Sonoma, and by luck of the draw his case has the potential to move the needle,” said Professor David Levine in an article from the Press Democrat on the weed killer Roundup case. (http://bit.ly/2VkFU5c) – Professor Levine…
Publications David I. Levine, Civil Procedure in California: State and Federal (West Academic 2019 edition) Naomi Roht-Arriaza, “La tardia centralidad de la dimension economica en la justiciar transicional,” in Economic Complicity with the Chilean (K. Fernandez et al. eds. LOM 2019) Stephen Schwarz, “Grantmaking Advice for Mega-Donors:…
UC Law SF announced the creation of a new scholarly journal, aimed at the discussion of criminal law, incarceration and the criminal justice system. The new journal, called the Hastings Journal of Crime and Punishment, will examine this area of the law from a unique perspective. Its executive board…
When UC Law SF’s new academic building opens for business in 2020, it will be more than just a building where students go to listen to lectures. Its completion will mark the first phase in the law school’s comprehensive vision to expand and update its academic, student life and residential…
A major new reference guide was just published on domestic violence, Domestic Violence Law, by Professor D. Kelly Weisberg, UC Law SF. The book is published by West Academic Press in its Hornbook Series. The Hornbook Series is a collection of treatises on specific areas of the…
THE FACULTY BUZZ: “This is the most complicated and difficult decision environment I’ve ever seen for a bankruptcy case,” said Professor Jared Ellias (@jared_ellias) in a New York Times article on Pacific Gas & Electric’s bankruptcy filing. https://nyti.ms/2S4Dd52 Professor Ellias was quoted again in an Associated Press article…
Previous Slide Next Slide A Who’s Who list of state tax law experts, students, faculty, staff and alumni gathered on Thursday, Feb. 28 to formally welcome UC Law SF’s Center on Tax Law during the center’s inaugural reception. Attendees gathered at…
Publications Hadar Aviram, “Book Review,” 53 Law & Society Review 313 (2019) Ben Depoorter, “The Promises and Pitfalls of a Copyright Small Claims Process,” 33 Berkeley Technology Law Journal 711 (2019) Ben Depoorter, “Who’s Afraid of 3D Napster?,” Journal of Science & Technology Law…
Previous Slide Next Slide Marshall Whitney ‘78 received the Fresno Alumnus of the Year award for his contributions to the legal field and service to the community. The award was presented last month at the Fresno Alumni Association’s annual reception. This year’s…
February 23, 2019
UC Law SF College of the Law Chancellor and Dean David Faigman issued the following message on the passing of San Francisco Public Defender Jeff Adachi ‘85: Dear UC Law SF Community, Like everyone who knew him, or knew about him, I was devastated to learn that our good friend…